Square Lake in Guysborough County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Square Lake sits within Guysborough County in Nova Scotia. The setting is lake country bush on every side. At roughly 5 hectares, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. Antigonish sits 39 km from the bank. Port Hawkesbury is 62 km and Stellarton 64 km. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Square Lake

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Survey and observation records for Guysborough County include alewife, American eel and brook trout. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Treat Square Lake as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  August is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 18°C, while February sits near -6°C. Hard water is a season in its own right here. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly late April. Average temperatures cross freezing around late April in spring and again near late December in autumn. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. On Square Lake the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. McMullin Lake sits 0.6 km off and takes the overflow. Nothing on Square Lake should be assumed from this page alone.